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William Mougayar

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William Mougayar

@wmougayar

Author, TRUSTSHIFT (upcoming), The Business Blockchain. Ethereum Maxirealist. Entrepreneur. Researcher. Natural wines. Nutritarian. ethmrc.com

Toronto, Canada

wamougayar.xyz

Born February 25

Joined November 2008

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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Feb 19
Today I'm announcing the upcoming release of my new book, TRUSTSHIFT: Ethereum and the Reinvention of Trust. The architecture of trust is breaking. Ethereum is rebuilding it. trustshiftbook.com 👉 Pre-orders are open amazon.com/TRUSTSHIFT-Eth…
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Jun 14, 2023
6 recent "small wins" from the crypto industry today: 1/ SEC wants 120 days to respond to @coinbase's rulemaking deadline. Shows the SEC is stalling and felt cornered. 2/ Judge ruled the SEC can't shut down Binance.US and asked both parties to compromise on a
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Feb 7, 2025
Dear @VitalikButerin, 1/2 If I had a 1:1 with Vitalik Buterin today like we used to, regularly in 2014-2016, I would tell him this. No, this is how the game is played. You created @ethereum, now the largest development-driven ecosystem in the blockchain space. It grew and grew
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Aug 23, 2018
What will lift cryptocurrency prices up is not more funds, token sales or speculators. Rather, it will be entrepreneurs delivering on their projects with real technology and addicted users.
William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Sep 18, 2019
End of year predictions: ETH @ $1,000 BTC @ $25,000 ETC @ $50 ATOM @ $20 BNB @ $50 DOT @ $250 EOS @ $7 KIN @ $.0001 STX @ $1.50 (Stacks) XTZ @$2 STEEM @ $.50 Total Crypto Mkt Caps $750 B. BTC dominance will end at 55%. ETC at 15%. Top 20 at 95%. [this is not trading advice]
William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Sep 2, 2017
2000 Dotcom crash is 17-yr old. Entrepreneurs under 30 don't have direct memory or appreciation of its lessons, which is a dangerous thing.
William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Aug 24, 2025
Ethereum's closest competitor is not as close as it appears to be. Here's a reality check:
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Oct 19, 2025
So, let me get this straight. It took Ethereum a decade of compounding progress and relentless execution to reach: - $85B in DeFi TVL, the largest decentralized financial base in existence. - $165B in stablecoins circulating across its ecosystem. - $13B in tokenized RWAs and
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Jun 7, 2025
The endgame. ETH utility is everywhere.
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
May 7, 2024
Gary Gensler told @SquawkCNBC @andrewrsorkin he would rather not talk about crypto saying it’s a small part of the overall capital markets and doesn’t deserve the attention it’s getting. Gensler asks “where are the financial reports for these crypto tokens”? He doesn’t
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Aug 9, 2025
1/ ETH is back to its Dec 2021 price levels. But the Ethereum of 2025 is not the Ethereum of 2021. Same price. Entirely different network.
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Apr 17, 2025
"95% Settled on Ethereum." Let that sink in. Don't let any other blockchain tell you they have a foothold in finance if they are not Ethereum. Truth and data talks. Bullshit walks. Stablecoins Process $27.6 Trillion in 2024, Surpassing Visa With 95% Settled on Ethereum
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Apr 21, 2023
“The courts are not an efficient place to resolve classification issues in securities.” “Europe is trying to figure out how to bring crypto into the financial system, whereas the US policy is on keeping it out of the system.” says former @SECGov chairman Jay Clayton @SquawkCNBC
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William Mougayar
@wmougayar
Jan 20, 2019
Marketing Reality in Blockchain. Following my post on Blockchain Marketing, I've classified some projects in 3 buckets: Right, Under & Over Marketed. It is based on their own or community-driven activity. I understand some will push back, but this is how I view the market today.